The brothers are cooperating fully with their investigation and are no longer suspects, Chicago police said. Smollett later wrote a check for $3,500 to one of the brothers, prosecutors say.

Assistant state attorney Risa Lanier said at a news conference last week that Smollett even pointed out to the brothers a specific surveillance camera that he thought would capture footage of the January 29 attack.

The two brothers - who knew Smollett from working on Empire and attending the same gym - were arrested last month but were released after telling police about the alleged hoax.

"You don't need immunity when you have the truth", said Schmidt, revealing why the brothers weren't seeking a plea deal or immunity. The witnesses said that they heard Abel use slurs on the set of the show in 2015. "I hate that it's happening to him", Graham said.

Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson speaks during a press conference at police headquarters, in Chicago, on February 21, 2019, after actor Jussie Smollett turned himself in on charges of disorderly conduct and filing a false police report.

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Solange very casually dropped a teaser for new music
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